Premier League Rumour Mill: Adams to turn down QPR and stay with Pompey

Last updated at 10:49 09 October 2007

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp does not believe Tony Adams will leave Fratton Park to take control at QPR.

The former Arsenal and England centre-half is an assistant coach with the South Coast club after spending a year in charge at Wycombe Wanderers.

Adams is one of the name in the hat for the Loftus Road job following the departure last week of ex-Pompey boss John Gregory.

But Redknapp said: "I don't see Tony Adams going at the moment. He will want to be his own man at some point and I can't blame him for that but I don't think he will be going to QPR as manager.

"The QPR chairman rang me and asked me for some advice on who to name as manager and I said about Mick Harford who is there at the moment. I like him. He asked me about three or four people – but Tony was not one of them."

Arsenal are ready to battle it out with Manchester United for the signature of £20m-rated Sporting Lisbon youngster Miguel Veloso.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and United counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson are both big admirers of the versatile defender, who can play at left-back, centre-half and anywhere in midfield.

Veloso admits he'd consider a move to the Premier League and said: "I'm willing to leave the club if the offer suits everyone."

Togo midfielder Moustapha Salifou has finally been given clearance to join Aston Villa in a fortnight after signing form them on deadline day in August.

He was been exiled in Switzerland after having trouble in gaining a work permit but Villa boss Martin O'Neill said: "He will be here the week after next.

"He's got a big international game that had been postponed (against Mali), which is on the Friday night. I've been told by the agent that everything is ship-shape, or will be by Wednesday. We'll see whether he'll be in a position to be in contention - it will be nice to see him."

Rumour of the day: Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has been told by the club's billionaire owner, Thaksin Shinawatra, to bring in more players in the January transfer window.

No chance: Millwall are not expected to rush into appointing a new manager after sacking Willie Donachie last night. Richard Shaw will be caretaker boss for the next couple of weeks.

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Premier League Rumour Mill: Adams to turn down QPR and stay with Pompey